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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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