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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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