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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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