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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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