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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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