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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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