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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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