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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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