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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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