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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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