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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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