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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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