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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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