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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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