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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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