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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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