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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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