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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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