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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the thrilling 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 discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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