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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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