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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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