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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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