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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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