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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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