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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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