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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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