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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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