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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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