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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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