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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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