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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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