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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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