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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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