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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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