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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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