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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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