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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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