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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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