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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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