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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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