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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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