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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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