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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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