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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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