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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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