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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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