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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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