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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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