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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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