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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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