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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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