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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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