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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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