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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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