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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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