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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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