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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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