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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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