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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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