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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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