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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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