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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators 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 assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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