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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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