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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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