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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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