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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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