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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major 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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