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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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