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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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