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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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