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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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