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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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