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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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