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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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