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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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