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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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