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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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