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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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