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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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