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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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