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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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