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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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