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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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