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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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