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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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