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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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