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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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