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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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