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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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