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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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