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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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