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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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