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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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