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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses 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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