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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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