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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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