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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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