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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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