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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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