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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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