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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the 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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