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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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