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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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