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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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