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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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