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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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