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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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