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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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