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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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