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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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