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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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