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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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