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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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