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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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