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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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