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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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