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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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