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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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