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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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