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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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