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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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