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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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