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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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