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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key 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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