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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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