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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators 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 original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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