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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major 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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