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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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