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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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