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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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