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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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