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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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