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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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