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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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