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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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