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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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