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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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