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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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