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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models 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 organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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