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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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