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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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