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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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