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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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