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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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