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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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