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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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