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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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