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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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