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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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