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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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