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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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