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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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