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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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