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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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