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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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