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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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