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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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