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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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