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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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