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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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