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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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