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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the 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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