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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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