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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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