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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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