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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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