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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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