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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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