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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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