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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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