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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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