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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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