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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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