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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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