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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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