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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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