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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the 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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