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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition