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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the 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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