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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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