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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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