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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education