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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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