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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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