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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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