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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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