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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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