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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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