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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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