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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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