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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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