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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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