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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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