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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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