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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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