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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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