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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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