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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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