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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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