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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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