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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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