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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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