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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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