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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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