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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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