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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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