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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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