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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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