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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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