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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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