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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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