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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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