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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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