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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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