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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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