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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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