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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the 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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