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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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