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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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