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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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