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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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