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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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