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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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