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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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