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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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