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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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