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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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