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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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