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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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