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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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