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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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