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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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