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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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