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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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