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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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