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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores 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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