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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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