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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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