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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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