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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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