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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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