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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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