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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently 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. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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