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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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