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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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