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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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