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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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