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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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