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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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