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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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