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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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