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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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