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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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