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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate 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 distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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