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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers 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 experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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