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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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