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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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