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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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