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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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