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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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