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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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