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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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