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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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