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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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