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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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