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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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