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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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