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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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