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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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