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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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