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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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