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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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