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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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