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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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