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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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