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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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