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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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