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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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