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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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