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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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