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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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