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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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