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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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