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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly 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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