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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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