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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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