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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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