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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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