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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always 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 elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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