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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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