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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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