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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students 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 massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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