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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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