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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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