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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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