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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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