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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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