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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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