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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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