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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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