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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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