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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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