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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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