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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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