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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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