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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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