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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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