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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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