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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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