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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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