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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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