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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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