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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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