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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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