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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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