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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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