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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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