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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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