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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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