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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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