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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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