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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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