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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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