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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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