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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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