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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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