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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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