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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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