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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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