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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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