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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)