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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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