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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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