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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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