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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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