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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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