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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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