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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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