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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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