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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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