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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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