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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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