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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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