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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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