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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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