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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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