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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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