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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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