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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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