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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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