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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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