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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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