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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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