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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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