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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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