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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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