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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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