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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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