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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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