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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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