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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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