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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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