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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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