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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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