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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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