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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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