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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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