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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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