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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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