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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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