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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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