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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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