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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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