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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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