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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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