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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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