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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews 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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