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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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