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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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