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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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