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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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