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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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