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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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