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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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