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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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