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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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