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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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