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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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