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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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