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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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