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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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