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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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