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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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