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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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