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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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