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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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