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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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