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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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