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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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