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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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