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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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