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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the 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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