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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)