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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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