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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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