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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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