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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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