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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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