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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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