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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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