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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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