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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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