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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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