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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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