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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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