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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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