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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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