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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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