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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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