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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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