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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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