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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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