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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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