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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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