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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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