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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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