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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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