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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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