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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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