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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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