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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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