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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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