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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews 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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