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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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