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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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