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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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