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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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