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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers 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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