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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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