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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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