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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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