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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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