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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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