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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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