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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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