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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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