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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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