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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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