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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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