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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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