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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important 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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