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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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