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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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