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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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