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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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