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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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