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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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