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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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