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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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