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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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