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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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