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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally 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 several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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