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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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