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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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