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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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