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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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