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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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