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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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