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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates 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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