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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing 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 educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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