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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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