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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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