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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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