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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business 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 participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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