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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different 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 teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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