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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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