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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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