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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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