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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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