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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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