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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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