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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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