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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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