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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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