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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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