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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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