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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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