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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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