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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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