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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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