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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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