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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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