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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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