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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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