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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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