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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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