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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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