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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify 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 assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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