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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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