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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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