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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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