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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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