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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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