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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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