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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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