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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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