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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key 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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