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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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