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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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