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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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