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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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