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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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